Amazon expands one-hour delivery with new Prime Now hub in Wynwood in Miami

South Broward and Miami-Dade shoppers can expect grocery deliveries and other goods in a jiffy as Amazon opens a new Prime Now processing hub in the Wynwood Arts District on Wednesday.

The new 50,000-square-foot facility will allow Amazon to expand one- and two-hour delivery of perishable foods and thousands of essentials like paper towels and electronics in select ZIP codes in in Miramar, Pembroke Pines and Miami-Dade counties, according to a news release. The company has not announced plans to expand the service, available only to Amazon Prime members, into other parts of South Florida.

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(CARL JUSTE /Miami Herald)

In addition to bringing the bacon, eggs, milk and grocery staples to doorsteps, Amazon is partnering with Doral-based El Latino to deliver specialty goods. El Latino stocks Argentinian chorizos, queso blanco and arepas from Cuba, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, according to Amazon. Delivery from select restaurants is also available.

"Prime Now is excited to team up with Florida-based brand El Latino to offer customers in Miami authentic Hispanic foods for super-fast delivery," said an Amazon spokesperson. "El Latino is able to leverage Amazon's high-end technology to offer customers in Miami one and two hour delivery on a variety of authentic Hispanic foods – right to their door.

Customers can log on to Amazon.com/PrimeNow or download the free Prime Now app to see if deliveries are available in their area. One-hour delivery is $7.99 and two-hour delivery is free from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday.

The new Wynwood facility opens on the heels of Amazon announcing it will acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion in a bid to break into the $800 billion grocery market.

The Seattle-based company also announced in early June plans to build a high-tech 880,000-square-foot fulfillment center at the Opa-Locka Airport. The new warehouse, to be completed in 2018, will bring 1,000 jobs to South Florida, the company said.